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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "UNITED NATION ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR AFRICA(UNECA)"
<mr.abdouliejanneh.uneca@uneca.com>
Reply-To: mr.abdouliejanneh56.uneca@live.com
Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2011 08:22:45 +0100
Subject: (NEWS) ON BEHALF OF PRESIDENT BARRACK OBAMA & MR. ABDOULIE
JANNEH(UNECA) USE OF INTERNET.

UNITED NATION ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR AFRICA(UNECA)
P.O. Box 3001, ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA
TEL: +251 11 551 0365 (direct)
FAX: +251 11 551 7200
Email: support@uneca.com
Our Ref: AFUA /SNT/STB

ATTN: BENEFICIARY,

RE: INHERITANCE FUND TRANSFER NOTIFICATION.

WE HAVE RECEIVED AN INSTRUCTION FROM THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE OF THE FIFTY FOUR(54) COUNTRIES IN AFRICA AND THEIR VARIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT(SCFP) TO PAY YOU YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE FUND TOTALING TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS (US$10,500,000.00), INCLUDING THE INTEREST RATE UPTILL DATE WHICH HAS BEEN PROGRAMMED FOR IMMEDIATE TRANSFER THROUGH A CREDIBLE BANK OVERSEAS AND ALL MODALITIES FOR THE TRANSFER TO YOU BEING THE LEGITIMATE BENEFICIARY OF THE FUND HAVE BEEN FINALIZED.

MEANWHILE, WE WANT TO USE THIS MEDIUM TO CLARIFY IF YOU INDEED APPROVE A WOMAN BY THE NAME "KAY HANN" TO CLAIM THE FUND ON YOUR BEHALF BECAUSE THE SAID MRS. "KAY HANN" IS CLAIMING TO THIS OFFICE THAT SHE IS YOUR REPRESENTATIVE INSTRUCTED BY YOU TO RECEIVE THE FUND ON YOUR BEHALF AND SHE ACTUALLY TENDERED SOME VITAL DOCUMENTS WHICH SERVES AS PROVE FOR THE
COLLECTION OF THESE FUNDS.

BELOW ARE THE LIST OF THE DOCUMENTS WHICH SHE TENDERED:

1. LETTER OF ADMINISTRATION.
2. HIGH COURT INJUNCTION.
3. ORDER TO RELEASE.

CONSIDERING MY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE BEEN THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF THE UNITED NATION ECONOMIC FOR AFRICA,I CAN NOT AFFORD TO MAKE MISTAKE IN RELEASING YOUR FUND TO ANYONE WHO CAN NOT TENDER A SIGNED NOTE OF AUTHORIZATION FROM YOU THE RECOGNIZED TRUE BENEFICIARY TO THESE FUNDS,AND THAT IS MORE REASON WHY I HAVE TO VERIFY THIS FACT FROM YOU FIRST BEFORE I
PROCEED WITH THIS GESTURE.

NOTE: I HAVE ASKED MRS. KAY HANN TO COME BACK NEXT WEEK SO I CAN GET THE REAL FACT FROM YOU BEFORE PROCEEDING FURTHER WITH HER AND WE ALSO WANT YOU TO TAKE NOTE THAT WE AWAIT YOUR EMAIL SHORTLY WHICH WILL INCLUDE ALL THE INFORMATION'S INDICATED BELOW TO ENABLE THE CREDITING BANK EFFECT YOUR TRANSFER TO YOUR DESIGNATED DESTINATION SINCE WE HAVE MADE CONCRETE ARRANGEMENT JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR VALUABLE (US$10,500,000.00) TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED
STATES DOLLARS IS SUCCESSFULLY RELEASED TO YOU.

THE REQUIRED INFORMATION IS AS STATED BELOW:

1. YOUR NAME:
2. YOUR ADDRESS:
3. YOUR TELEPHONE/MOBILE PHONE NUMBER:
4. FAX:
5. AGE:
6. SEX:
7. YOUR OCCUPATION:

LASTLY,BE INFORMED THAT THIS REPUTABLE OFFICE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE WORLD BANK HAVE BEEN APPROVED AND EMPOWERED BY A MEMORANDUM SIGNED BY THE 54 PRESIDENT's IN AFRICA. WE ARE SOLELY AUTHORIZED AND ACCREDITED TO HANDLE ALL DELAYED CONTRACTOR/INHERITANCE FUNDS AT THIS THIRD QUARTER OF THE YEAR 2009/2011 PAYMENT SCHEDULE.

WE ARE WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

BEST REGARDS,
MR. ABDOULIE JANNEH
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY

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